Politics US Treasury has 'serious concerns' Libra could be used for terrorismEngadget - Christine FisherThe US government views cryptocurrencies, including Facebook-backed Libra, as a national security issue. In a press conference today, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Treasury Department has
CarPlay Your library's audiobook app now supports Apple CarPlayEngadget - Kris HoltLibby has been compatible with Android Auto for some time. Digital reading app Libby has for some time allowed bookworms to play its audiobooks through Android Auto. Following an update that arrived today,
Android TV AirTV Mini delivers streaming and local TV in a dongleEngadget - Christine FisherAnd Dish promises more memory and a faster processor than competitors. A couple years ago Dish revealed AirTV, an Android TV-powered set-top box. The company has been relatively quiet since then, but it
Amazon Echo The best Prime Day 2019 deals so farEngadget - WirecutterThis post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commissions. that support its
Libra Cryptocurrency Lawmakers want to block tech giants from offering digital currencyEngadget - Christine FisherThe draft legislation would foil Facebook's plans for its Libra cryptocurrency. It's been one month since Facebook (and its partners) announced plans to launch Libra cryptocurrency. Already, US lawmakers
Xperia Sony Xperia 1 review: Powerful, but not sensibleEngadget - Chris VelazcoI don't love admitting this, but it can be hard to take Sony's phones seriously sometimes. That's not because of a lack of effort on its part — it's more that the phones they do release often seem gleefully
Facebook Facebook won't make Libra available until regulators are happyEngadget - Jon FingasIt could be waiting a while to offer its cryptocurrency. Facebook is determined to reassure officials that its Libra cryptocurrency is above-board. As part of prepared testimony for a July 16th Senate
Mobile Twitter’s faster, redesigned site starts rolling out to everyoneEngadget - Edgar AlvarezIt took quite some time, but the new Twitter.com is finally here. Months after teasing parts of it, Twitter has announced that it is now rolling out its redesigned site globally, which will bring people
Wind Power Scotland generated enough wind energy to power its homes twiceEngadget - Jon FingasIt managed the feat in just the first half of 2019. It's no secret Scotland has a lot of wind farms, but it's now clear just how much electricity those turbines can produce. Data from WeatherEnergy shows
Instant Pot How to make the most of that Instant Pot you just boughtEngadget - Nicole LeeFew kitchen appliances have reached the same cult status as the Instant Pot. With 1.9 million members on the official Instant Pot Facebook group, more than 100 fan-created online groups, around 30,000
Microsoft Microsoft blocks May 2019 Windows update on the Surface Book 2Engadget - Christine FisherThe update may cause apps or games that use the Nvidia GPU to fail. Microsoft has blocked the latest major Windows 10 (May 2019, version 1903) update on its own Surface Book 2. According to the company,
eSports GameStop hopes renovations will keep its retail stores aliveEngadget - Jon FingasIt's betting that more playable games, esports and retro stores will help. GameStop thinks it has a way to keep its stores relevant as downloads take hold: revamp the stores themselves. The chain has a
Kickstarter Kickstarter has fewer video game projects, and that's a good thingEngadget - Christine FisherVideo game projects raise less money than they did a few years ago, but more reach their goals. Video game projects may have found their stride in the crowdfunding world. According to ICO Partners, fewer
Amazon The best gear for your backyard partyEngadget - Billy SteeleAh yes, sweet summertime. The few months of the year when your time is best spent outside, and that means time in the backyard, if you're blessed with one. After the landscaping is done and you're ready
Play buttonNintendo Switch 8BitDo's latest controller has fully customizable buttonsEngadget - Kris HoltThe $50 SN30 Pro+ could help remedy some Switch accessibility issues. The latest controller from the minds of 8BitDo is fully customizable, allowing you to adjust button configurations and sensitivity
Technology Senators ask FTC to investigate how social networks curate contentEngadget - Jon FingasRepublican politicians are taking their allegations of tech industry bias to regulators. Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley have sent a letter to the FTC asking it to investigate how companies like Facebook,
Outdoors Gear Engadget’s guide to all the outdoor gear you need this summerEngadget - James TrewGear and gadgets and more for the trail, backyard and beyond. If you're reading this at a desk, take a moment to stand up and locate your nearest window. You might see a street, a garden or even some Whatever
Intel Corporation Intel's ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving carsEngadget - Steve DentThey can crunch deep learning tasks 1,000 times faster than CPUs. Even though the whole 5G thing didn't work out, Intel is is still working on hard on its Loihi "neuromorphic" deep-learning chips, modeled
Amazon The Amazon Prime Day strike could be a turning point for workers' rightsEngadget - Nicole LeeAmazon employees are confronting issues like job security and safety. Today, Amazon will start its fifth annual Prime Day, which has been expanded to 48 hours this year. Designed to enlist (and keep) members,
Advanced Micro Devices How did AMD make its Zen processors faster?Engadget - Christopher SchodtAMD might be ahead of Intel for the first time in more than a decade Welcome to the latest episode of Upscaled, our explainer show where we look at the components and parts that make our favorite tech
Alan Turing The Bank of England will honor Alan Turing on its new £50 noteEngadget - Georgina TorbetThe Bank of England has chosen Alan Turing, computing pioneer and a code-cracker during World War Two, to be featured on its new £50 note. Turing contributed significantly to the field of mathematics,
Technology Waze shows how much you have to pay at the tollgateEngadget - Mariella MoonWaze is adding another useful piece of information you may want to know before going a particular way. It's adding estimated toll prices to a route's data panel whenever applicable, putting it alongside
Product Reviews Petcube's Bites 2 and Play 2 are smart speakers in disguiseEngadget - James TrewUnsurprisingly, most smart-home gadgets are fairly human-centric. But what about all the furbags that live with us? Don't they deserve a little slice of the connected dream? Petcube certainly thinks so.
Qualcomm Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 Plus chip is built for gaming and VREngadget - Jon FingasIt's a rare mid-cycle speed boost to a flagship phone processor. Qualcomm is shaking up its once-a-year approach to updating its flagship mobile processor, and it could be good news for Android phone who
Voyager 2 The Morning After: NASA's struggle to keep its Voyager probes working in spaceEngadget - Mat SmithWelcome to July 15th! For most of us, the summer has begun, so what better time to offer our new guide to outdoor gear for places that don't have WiFi (gasp!). As we do some preparatory stretches for Day
EBay eBay offers Prime Day discounts even if Amazon doesn’t crashEngadget - Christine FisherIt's offering steep discounts on tech, including up to 50 percent off Samsung and Apple products. eBay doesn't want Amazon to get all of the spotlight during Prime Day 2019, and it's taking a dig at the
Mobile Technology Europe's sat-nav network crippled by 'technical incident'Engadget - Steve DentEurope's Galileo satellite network, freshly approved by the FCC for US smartphones, has suffered a serious outage. The system has been down since Friday due to what officials at the European GNSS Agency
Technology Synthetic fiber 'muscles' could lead to brawny robots and prostheticsEngadget - Jon FingasMost attempts at giving robots muscles tend to be heavy, slow or both. Scientists might finally have a solution that's both light and nimble, though. They've developed fibers that can serve as artificial
U.S. Army US Army to test robotic combat vehicles in 2020Engadget - Jon FingasIt will gauge how soldiers could operate robots in a fight. The US military is about to try using robotic vehicles in a more aggressive fashion -- the Army will start testing robotic combat vehicles in
Emmanuel Macron France is creating a space command to defend its satellitesEngadget - Jon FingasThe US isn't the only country that wants to create a dedicated space force within its military. French President Emmanuel Macron has greenlit plans to create a space command within his country's air force
